2024 Rookie Progress Report: Season Review

Johnson had a bit of a slow start to his rookie campaign as he caught just three total passes through the first four games. But from Week 5 on, the rookie tight end started to get going. Johnson had three or more receptions in seven of his final eight games while registering 30 or more receiving yards in all seven of those outings before a foot injury suffered in Week 13 ended his season early.

Johnson’s final game of the season was also his best. The 6-foot-6 tight end caught all five targets thrown his way for a season-high 54 yards in the Thanksgiving Day matchup against the Cowboys. Despite missing the final five games of the season, Johnson still finished 16^th among all rookies in receiving yards and third among first-year tight ends.

After playing in a reserve role in the first four games of the season, Tracy was given an opportunity to start in Week 5. The rookie running back took this opportunity and ran with it as he quickly took over the Giants’ backfield. The fifth-round pick rushed for 129 yards in his first career start, and followed that up with over 100 total yards of offense the following week, more than half of which came through the air. This served as foreshadowing for the rest of Tracy’s rookie campaign, as the former wide receiver made an impact as both a rusher and a receiver.

Tracy finished the season with 839 yards and five touchdowns on the ground, with an average of 4.4 yards per carry, while adding 38 receptions for 284 yards and an additional score as a receiver. By topping 1,000 yards of offense, Tracy and Nabers became just the third pair of rookie teammates in NFL history to both reach 1,000 yards, and only the second since the NFL merger in 1970. Tracy ranked second among rookie running backs in Giants history with his 839 rushing yards, 1,123 scrimmage yards and 38 receptions, trailing only Saquon Barkley in all three categories. Nabers and Tracy’s 2,329 combined yards of offense set a Giants rookie record, beating the 2,191 combined yards from Odell Beckham Jr. and Andre Williams in 2014. Tracy also finished third among the league’s rookies in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns, while ranking sixth in scrimmage yards.

Muasau got his rookie year off to a strong start with a tackle for loss and an interception in the season opener. For the next two months, the first-year linebacker played primarily on special teams while getting on the field for a handful of defensive snaps. However, injuries to Bobby Okereke and Micah McFadden paved the way for Muasau to see extended action over the final five games of the season, an opportunity the young linebacker took full advantage of.

From Weeks 14-18, Muasau played no fewer than 76 percent of the team’s defensive snaps each game. This included three games of playing every defensive snap and one outing where he missed just one snap. During this stretch, Muasau registered 41 total tackles, including two tackles for loss, and a quarterback hit. The rookie either led or finished second on the team in tackles in three of those five contests.